ROCKFORD Derek Bayne is transitioning from covering the gridiron, diamond and hardwood to reporting hard news. Frank Turner, a former WXYZ-TV anchor, who presently works at a television news station based in mid-Michigan, said last Thursday that he was let go from his job after refusing to be in the same studio space with "unmasked with other colleagues," The Detroit News reported. Matt Hammill has returned to the Quad Cities and will join Morgan, Kevin, Jenna and Emily on QCT! Stratton has accepted a position as a Chief Investigative Reporter and. . Strattons last day at 13 WREX is Thursday. A C-list conservative commentator who spent two decades as a Fox contributor, Crowley was a reliable source of the networks typical combination of bigotry, right-wing talking points, and attacks on the press. Mertens started his career in his high school years, at his hometown radio station, WFON Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, according to his biography on WQAD.com. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. Peoples is leaving his Quad-Cities job for a move to Florida. Philadelphia Phillies fan and WQAD Ch. [9][10], This article is about the American television station. WIFR-TV morning news anchor Andy Gannon was a sports reporter/anchor at the station in the late 1980s and 90s. Ten current Trump administration officials previously worked at Fox, while six more officials worked at Fox before joining the administration but have since left, and the appointments of two other former Foxers are pending, according to a Media Matters review. And Fox hosts including Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro, and Pete Hegseth all reportedly influence Trump not only through their programs, but advise him privately as well. Most notably, she pushed several bigoted conspiracy theories about President Barack Obamas heritage, including promoting a documentary about his purported real father. Trumps plan to name her to a top National Security Council post was scuttled by revelations that she had plagiarized parts of her 2012 book and Ph.D. thesis, but she was appointed to the Treasury position in July 2019. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. Fox hired McEntee as a production assistant in 2015. When McEntee was fired in March 2018, CNN reported that it was because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes.. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president. Originally from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Daniel Nyman has always aspired to live in a place where sunshine was the rule rather than the exception. On April 4, 2013, WREX added MeTV, on digital subchannel 13.3. In March, he left Fox for Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose stations now broadcast his bigotry around the country. She appeared on the noon newscast, which she also anchored, for the last time in early October from home. She withdrew from consideration for the post and left the administration in February, reportedly because her nomination was complicated by the fact she had employed a nanny who was in the United States legally but was not legally allowed to work.. He is survived by two children and his longtime partner, Jenny Horn. Feb 2018 - Sep 20213 years 8 months. Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News. Stateline television viewers have been waking up to Aaron Wilson for more than two decades on 23 News This Morning. She was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois and is excited to bring stories to the people of Rockford and the rest of the Stateline. Did they leave to pursue other job opportunities? Stateline CW moved to WIFR-LD5 in 2021. His first job at the station was weekend sports anchor, but he quickly moved up to sports director. In 2016, she stepped down from the board after Trump nominated her as secretary of transportation. In 1966, WREX became the first television station in Rockford to broadcast in color. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. It was owned by Greater Rockford Television, a group of local businessmen. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. News anchor Kristin Crowley departed Rockford in March for an investigative reporting job at WXIA-TV in Atlanta. The Trustoria Professional Directory helps everyone get the best service provider for their latest project. Outside the administration, Trump hired Jay Sekulow to join his legal team because the president liked the way Sekulow defended him on Fox, and he nearly added the similarly credentialed Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing to the group as well. WREX's studios and transmitter are located on Auburn Road just west of Rockford. James Stratton left KWQC for WREX-TV in Rockford. Here's a look back at the most viewed galleries of 2018 on qctimes.com. A good Wednesday morning. He'll begin his new duties in August. This hiring pattern speaks in part to Foxs longtime role as a comfortable landing spot for Republicans looking to get paid and build their brand with the networks conservative audience while keeping their options open to return to politics or government. In lieu of flowers and cards, Pick requested this, according to an e-mail from family friend Miguel Perez: Dont wait. Born in Rockford and raised in Rockton, Zoe began as an intern in Summer 2020, until she worked her way up to anchoring weeknights. Aug 4, 2021 0 (WREX) After about three years on the 13 WREX desk, James Stratton is set to say good-bye to Rockford. A highlighthttps://youtu.be/7Q2qyJfeWKE" target="_blank">video shared on YouTubeby NIU Athletics showcases the 1988 football game that earned Ivanic a spot in Huskie history: As the team's place kicker, he nailed three field goals and a point after to lead the team to a 19 - 17 win over the Wisconsin Badgers. ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- Longtime Rockford television news anchor Bruce Richardson has died at age 75. Chris Smith has been the chief meteorologist for WJHG since October 2009. Stratton, 29, announced Wednesday that he has accepted a job as chief investigative reporter and fill-in anchor at KCCI-TV, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. Charles King, who served as the morning news anchor for KWQC-TV 6 formore than16 years, died Tuesday. Marisa is from Tega Cay, South Carolina. Chad worked in Wausau at another station from 1998 until 2004 and then spent another 2 years working at WREX in Rockford, Illinois. WREX. (Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES). Annamarie joined the 23 News team on May 17, 2021. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois but was raised in Lake Bluff. She served only briefly in that position. She originally wanted to work with the FBI, but instead, became an investigative journalist. Here are the weather details from the Nationa. Brittany Hardaway: Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor, Im incredibly thankful for my time and for the people here at WREX and in Rockford, Stratton said in an email. Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. You can cancel at any time! A dear friend of mine, a former co-worker and News Anchor at WREX-TV in Rockford, passed away suddenly this week. Q-C media through the years: Who's coming, who's going? Andy Gannon likes to joke that when he first started at 23 WIFR in February 1983, he had brown hair. Flynn was replaced by H.R. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Braden joined WJHG from South Carolina. Jeannie Hayes anchored the NBC affiliate's noon news and its Sunday morning community affairs program, 13 Cares. Shine, a close friend of Hannitys who once produced his show, rose through the executive ranks at Fox News, eventually becoming network founder Roger Ailes right-hand man and then Fox co-president. For the past 20 years, Mike Garrigan has reported the news and sports for Rockford-area viewers. The Quad Cities lost a real friend a guy who was just like them, OHara said. In April 2017, she left her position reading headlines as a news anchor on Fox & Friends, the morning program the president watches religiously, to become spokesperson for the State Department. Allison Baker joined WJHG/WECP as a Weekend Anchor and multi-media journalist in June of 2021. All rights reserved. Marta was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 03/03/23 5:38 PM EST, Article Im moving to Florida to pursue other opportunities. / 42.29667N 89.23944W / 42.29667; -89.23944. ROCKFORD Award-winning broadcaster Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director at 13 WREX, the local NBC affiliate announced Tuesday. This is her second stint at the station. John Ivanic, who anchored at WREX-13 with Pick for about three years, said today that in Picks death, he lost a kid sister. Pick was two years younger than Ivanic, who left WREX-13 in 1998 to become a weekend and fill-in news anchor at NBC-4 in Columbus. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. He was 52. Pick, 38, was an evening. Im so thankful for this new opportunity to learn and grow as an anchor. Chicago native Brittany Hardaway joined 13 WREX on July 1 to co-anchor the stations 5, 6 & 10 p.m. weekday newscasts. Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said goodbye to the Quad-Cities on Friday as he moves closer to his family in Dalton, Georgia. Evening News Anchor 13 WREX Jun 2021 - Present 1 . I was so impressed by how hard he worked for them, OHara said, remembering watching Spates work an event. 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But it was meteorology that captured his interest and drew him to the news business. Before joining the White House in September 2017, Schlapp was a Republican political consultant and a Fox News contributor. WIFR-TV evening news anchor Mike Garrigan was a sports reporter/anchor at 13 WREX in the early 2000s. By Andrew Carrigan. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Jim Lehrer (deceased), The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ( PBS) Don Lemon, CNN. Cabinet secretaries overseeing federal departments, senior White House aides advising the president on crucial issues, and U.S. ambassadors representing the country abroad, among others, all worked for the network before joining Trumps administration. Ken DeCoster covers business news and features. For the past 20 years, Mike Garrigan has reported the news and sports for Rockford-area viewers. Video & Audio Before joining the station in July 2021, she was working as an evening anchor for Dakota News Now in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Scott Brown, ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday. In August 2016, former Fox host Andrea Tantaros named him in the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against Fox and several network executives. As if we haven't had enough rain, more is called for in today's forecast. Kelsie Passolt is an American journalist working as an evening anchor for 10/11 News in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its not unbelievable that people feel this way, but the outpouring is unbelievable, said Jim OHara, Spates supervisor at WLLR, said on the air Monday night. I've loved every second of my 5+ years here but this is my dream job in my dream city!" In the mid-90s, he started as an anchor on 23 News This Morning, where he's stayed ever since. It was NIU football's first victory over a Big Ten team. . "I don't go until December. All Rights Reserved. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. All rights reserved. WLLR personality Bo Jeffrey Bo J Spates died in his sleep Sunday. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. WREX began to air newscasts in high-definition on December 12, 2010, the second in the Rockford market after WIFR and the third in the Quincy Newspapers station group after KWWL and WKOW. Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development. Veteran reporter Chris Minor closes her eyes in anticipation as her husband, Marv Hubbell, gives her a kiss before she goes on air to announce her retirement. Susan is an award-winning reporter/writer at her favorite radio station. The presidents worldview is shaped by the hours of Fox programming he watches each day, with both his public statements and his major decisions often coming in response to what he sees. A 25-time Regional Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter, and Regional Edward R. Murrow Excellence in Writing Award winner, with nearly 40 years of broadcast news experience. pic.twitter.com/kLjVkg6hJy, The worst part of the broadcast news industry is having to say goodbye when friends move. A Quad-City meteorologist is headed to a warmer, but possibly stormier, climate. WREX provides weather reports for the stations and in return the radio stations provide promotion for WREX's programming. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Katie Bente joined WJHG/WECP as a multi-media journalist in December of 2020. Mertens is moving to KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, he announced on social media Tuesday. Candace graduated from Valdosta State with a Broadcast Journalism degree. "We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. . [2] The station lost DuMont when that network shut down in 1956. King retired after the Aug. 25, 2005, newscast, ending a career of more than 50 years in broadcasting. John Ivanic died Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. Ivanic started his TV news career at WREX in Rockford after graduating from NIU, then moved to Columbus, OH for a TV news anchor position. By, https://youtu.be/7Q2qyJfeWKE" target="_blank">video shared on YouTube, Hong Kong court convicts 3 activists who organized Tiananmen vigils, Over $30M worth of Funkos are being dumped, An American walked her pet cow in Moscow's Red Square. Contact him at 815-987-1391, kdecoster@rrstar.com or @DeCosterKen. Here is a complete directory of most available News Anchors nearby. Present and past members of the Quad-City area media who have come and gone over the years. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. You could tell that on the radio he was just a real genuine guy.. He is recent graduate of the University of South Carolinas Journalism program, where he received his bachelors degree in Broadcast News. Abigail Slater similarly left her White House position advising Trump on technology to become senior vice president for policy and strategy at Fox Corp.Fox also hired former Trump deputy campaign manager David Bossie and former acting ICE Director Tom Homan for on-air roles, each of whom has since been floated for senior administration roles. Northern Public Radio | Bayne and his wife, Monica, have a five-year-old son, Julian, and a one-year-old daughter, Mia. Stateline CW is seen on channel 14 on DirecTV as well as most Rockford area cable systems. She also anchors "NewsChannel 7 at 11 a.m.". Former WQAD News 8 reporter, Chris Minor, is being recognized for her accomplishments by being inducted into the Silver Circle of The National. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Heather Nauert, acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. When not working, you'll find her on a paddleboard, in a jiu jitsu or aerial arts class, or doing something outdoors. https://t.co/gn0tPnM815. Elizabeth Fields, left, and Andrea Stankevych of WHBF-TV and Red Cross volunteer Chuck Mendez. He joined Fox News as a contributor in October 2013 and left just over a year later to run for president. Scaramucci, a hedge fund mogul and a former Fox Business contributor and host, spent 10 days as White House communications director before his proclivity for giving expletive-laced interviews and publicly feuding with other White House staffers triggered his removal. Produce and anchor 2.5 hour morning show (4:30 - 7 a.m.) discussing local, national, business, entertainment and sports headlines . AT THE MIKE -- President Reagan, formerly of WOC, chats with WOC News Director Mark Minnick. The veteran 13 WREX Sports Director has been named co-anchor of the stations 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekday newscasts alongside Brittany Hardaway. In fact, the two areas still share overlapping coverage among their television stations, especially in Rock County, Wisconsin (technically in the Madison television market), and that market's ABC affiliate, WKOW (channel 27) is a sister station to WREX, assisting with newsgathering in the northern part of the Rockford market. Grenell, a Republican communications professional who spent seven years as spokesperson for the U.S. delegation to the U.N., joined Fox News as a contributor in 2009 and was still in the networks employ when he was nominated to be ambassador to Germany in September 2017. Victoria Scott joined WJHG/WECP as a multi-media journalist in January of 2022. Im incredibly excited to become the chief investigative reporter at KCCI and join Iowas news leader. He joined Fox as a contributor in 2006 and became the networks go-to voice for national security stories for the next decade, using the platform to push for military options in North Korea and Iran. That pretty much sums up the weather . Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. I'll still be going out in the field shooting stories, writing and editing. Chloe Morroni signed off in 2013 from WHBF, where she had been the TV station's nightly news anchor for more than four years. Quad-City television newscaster Don Rhyne, left with co-workers Eugenia D'Ambrosio and Andrea Zinga in the 1980s. WQAD anchor Jim Mertens is leaving after 27 years at the Moline station. President and Former Vice President of Print News Anchor WREX-TV Dec 2001 - Dec 2011 10 years 1 month . Two weeks later, on August 14, WREX switched network affiliations with WTVO, taking that station's NBC affiliation while WTVO assumed WREX's old ABC affiliation. Bayne is originally from the Chicago suburb of Palatine and earned his bachelors degree in journalism at the University of Missouri in 2004.